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AFL figures reveal two players earned more than $1 million in COVID-hit 2020 season – PerthNow

Two AFL players were paid more than $1 million in 2020; despite Newscorp figures showing seven players – including Nat Fyfe and Jeremy McGovern – were estimated…

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Only two AFL players were paid more than $1 million by their clubs in 2020 and the average salary dropped by a six-figure sum because of the agreed reduction in payments caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
AFL figures released on Friday showed the average pay for a primary listed player last year was $259,651; down from $363,430 in 2019.
The result came after the AFL and AFL Players Association negotiated a 29.17 per cent reduction in wages as the competition battled a major financial crisis during…

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